Effect of high pressure on the absorption spectrum and isomeric composition of bacteriorhodopsin.
Effect of high pressure on the absorption spectrum and isomeric composition of bacteriorhodopsin.
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-3495(80)85083-1
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发表时间:
1980-04
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
M. Tsuda;T. Ebrey
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作者:
M. Tsuda;T. Ebrey
The effects of high pressure upon the absorption spectra and isomeric composition of the dark (bRD) and light adapted (bRL) forms of bacteriorhodopsin were examined. Pressure favors the 13-cis form of bacteriorhodopsin (bR13-cis). The equilibrium isomeric composition and absorption spectra of bacteriorhodopsin samples at a given pressure were the same starting from either light or dark adapted bacteriorhodopsin. From the effect of pressure on the equilibrium constant between bRall-trans in equilibrium bR13-cis in the dark, the molar volume change between bRall-trans and bR13-cis was found to be -7.8 +/- 3.2 ml/mol. This volume change suggests a difference in conformation between dark- and light-adapted bacteriorhodopsin, but the magnitude of the change is small, involving only a small number of the protein residues.